WÄRTSILÄ HYBRID METHANOL PROPULSION FOR FOUR HEAVY LIFT NEWBUILDS
Wärtsilä is to supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels ordered by German company SAL Heavy Lift, part of the Harren Group, from the Wuhu Shipyard in China, contractedin cooperation with Dutch joint-venture partner Jumbo Shipping. There is...
VARD OFFSHORE INNOVATION PROJECT RECEIVES GREEN FUNDING
Vard, its subsidiary Seaonics, and partners have been awarded NOK 38m for the Ocean Charger project through the Norwegian Government’s support scheme ‘The Green Platform Initiative’. Norwegian Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Jan Christian...
LR TYPE APPROVAL FOR DATUM SHaPoLi EEXI SOLUTION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval certification to marine engineering company Datum Electronics for its EEXI SHaPoLi (Shaft Power Limitation) solution, a technology designed to help ship owners comply with IMO CII regulations. The certification...
HSG BAGS ORDER FOR THREE SUSTAINABLE COASTERS
As a partner of the Dutch Hudig & Veder Group, Hartel Shipping and Chartering has awarded Holland Shipyards Group a contract for three newbuild multi-purpose coasters of 3.800 dwt. The new vessels, designed by Conoship, measure 8942 m by 13,20m and will have a...
‘K’ LINE TO MANAGE NORTHERN LIGHTS LCO2 CARRIERS
‘K’ Line LNG Shipping has entered into a charter agreement with Northern Lights, the Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies joint venture for two 7,500 m3 liquefied CO2 (LCO2) ships, which will be delivered in 2024 and employed in the first full-scale carbon...
C-JOB CONSORTIUM WINS LOW ENERGY DREDGER TENDER
Dutch naval architect C-Job, in a consortium with MARIN, has been successful in a tender process for the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat ‘Innovaties in de Kustlijnzorg’ (IKZ) programme. with a design for sustainable and cost-effective ‘Solution for Coastal Care’, based on...
FOURTH METHANOL-FUELLED TANKER HANDED OVER IN CHINA
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman, has taken delivery of a further methanol-fuelled tanker, the 49,900 dwt ‘Stena Prosperous’ from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and will now enter...
NEW FUNDING FOR DANISH GREEN FUELS INITIATIVE
The Danish Business Authority has awarded the Danish Power-to-X flagship project ‘Green Fuels for Denmark’ DKK 60m as part of Denmark’s participation in the European IPCEI programme. The funding will go towards realising Green Fuels for Denmark’s first phases of 10...